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SPOT FORECAST FOR PICHE TRACT...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
753 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST TODAY...WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND
SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE
EAST TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. SOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND
SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM MID-
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY EASTERLY
FLOW...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT
OR A BIT BELOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........7   7   7   6   6   5   4   4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59  61  63  63  64  65  65  65
RH..............39  35  33  31  29  28  26  27
20 FT WIND DIR..E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   7   7   6   4   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20
                    TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........4      6      9      13     15     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63     55     48     44     43     42
RH..............29     38     51     63     73     74
20 FT WIND......E 4    E 5    E 6    SE 6   SE 7   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4300-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........21        27        37        56
WEATHER COV.....                    ISOLTD    ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                    ISOLTD    ISOLTD
TEMP............47        59        66        64
RH..............65        43        36        41
20 FT WIND......S 6G10    S 10G15   SE 12G20  SE 13G20

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FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.PICHE.01/FGF
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
